The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-11
MINING Nj EG..ANGE.
Timely Hints GrntuitO,isly Given on Anuu-
al Mine Representation Work and
the Law in Relation Thereto.
TIL" splendid Showing Being Made in the
Arcenta District-NIininc Opcr-
atio,is Looking Flattering
in the Elkhorn District

:. A'~ "SNo'tAlnE OI SuCN ui1P1tilnCc that
owners aud claimants should not neglect
proper annual representation of properties
held to be valuable il they would avoid
trouble from Jumpers and save costs in lit
igai:on. 1t is we'll enough to give Il timely
hint 10 those interested that the season for
min. representation work is at hand, and
that the annual expenditure of Sloo in la
Dor or Improvements must be made prior
| jcct to relocation. The TRIBUNE would |
advise mine owners and claimants TO make |
the outlay required by law within Il season
, able time, for the policy Of an owner or 10.
Gator to ignore representation in order to
relocate to avoid outlay for representing is
Il poor one. Some accident or unforeseen
neglect may in.e,p pose ut the last moment,
and thereby valuable undeveloped lode or
deposit Of mineral may pass into the hands
of re.locators or Jumpers, who are watch
ing an opportunity. Applications made
for Government patents made between this
and the first Of the year do not figure in the
matter Of annual representation work, and
the mining claim will require representa-.
ton AS though no application had been
regularly made. 1t would be we'll 70 state
that it is only when the owner Of claim
is in possession Of q final receipt from the
general land office that he is secure in the
possession of his mine.
| AT Argcnta, the nearest camp to Dillon,
!mining operations, in the way Of extract.
ing ore, smelling and mine developing, are
being energetically prosecuted with the
mos, satisfactory results. The Tuscarora
Mining and Smelling Company is scoring
the best success ever attained by a com.
pany in that camp or in the county when
the limited time it has been operating is
taken into consideration. The Tuscarora
Co. was recently Incorporated with capi.
tai stock Of 100000 in 100000 shares at
81 per share. The incorporators are w
A. Clark, Geo. f., lockwood and ]. G
Hammer. q lutte. The furnace OF the
Company is railing out large quantities o.
lsil,cr.lead base bullion daily: and a! !h<
$ rate the smelter is running now its yearly
: product will amount to $l,ooo,ooo in bul
s lion, which for a small, single furnace plant
is an extraordinary output. Manager Rock
Iwcod says the company has shipped tc
the railroad within the last ninety day;
, 100000 pounds Of bullion and ore. \
. larger plant is necessary, and the company
r contemplates the erection, next spring, ol
large works, patterned after the works o
the Grant Smelling Company, at Omaha
The apparently inexhaustible reserves o,
, ores certainly justiiles the contemplated
movement Of putting in large works and
the building OF a branch line Of railroad to
Argcnta, which would pass within a few
miles Of the dump piles Of the New De-
parturc, Kent and other large producing
mines in the Rlpe Wing District,
I Other mining enterprises in the .Argentu
district arc in an equally promising condi
ttion. The Golden Era and Rena proper.
ties, justly ranked amUfs The best mines III
the district, will soon be supplied viii,
! ample steam power for hoisting and pump
ing purposes. Superintendent Hugh Nc
Donnell is active in having this new ma
chinery placed in position, after which
these mines can BE- more successfully anC
economically operated, and be relied upor
as constant high.grade ore producers. The
Gallagher Il Scott groupot mines are show
ing large bodies OF !irst.c!ass ore in reserve
and these mines, with others in the camp
will form an inportan, factor in swelling
the gross output OF that argen,itcrous dis
, trict, which, today, is presenting an out
look exceedingly tiatterins.
In the Elkl,orn district mining matter:
= present an encouraging appearance Con
: siderable hish grade ore has been take,
on, and shipped from 'Ec district during
t the past summer season. The ores from
S this district are Of az excellent grade, a1t
f there has not been Jingle ION shipped I,
G the East for treatmcn. hat has not yielded
Il handsome margin ni prof: over ant
;, above the cost OF mining, wagon and rail
e road freight aud reduction charges. Th'
j Magnet Company, operating Il group o
;. the principal mines OF the district. has dom
j. large amount ofdcvcop!ny work to yoo'
Il advantage an.! this company is pu>hin:
v development work with a force of miner
i employed. Geo. ". Perkins is opening
# fine looking mine that presents prons
ing surface showing. Mcssrs. Willnar
i Collins & Carol, owner Of tn, Maud 5
u RcSe G,,lch \ h,. Lincoln. and IrO